# Edcel Greco Lagman > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Edcel_Greco_Lagman > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Edcel_Greco_Lagman.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edcel_Greco_Lagman > Source revision: 1353915603 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Filipino lawyer and politician (born 1972)}} {{for|his father|Edcel Lagman}} {{Philippine name|Burce|Lagman}} {{Use Philippine English|date=May 2023}} {{use mdy dates|date=December 2022}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Edcel Greco Lagman | image = EdcelGrecoLagman.jpg | image_size = | caption = Lagman in 2022 | order = 28th | office = Governor of Albay | vice_governor = Glenda Bongao | predecessor = [Noel Rosal](/source/Noel_Rosal) | successor = Glenda Bongao{{efn|Acted from October 18, 2024 to April 25, 2025.}} | office2 = Member of the [House of Representatives](/source/House_of_Representatives_of_the_Philippines) from [Albay](/source/Albay)'s [1st](/source/Albay's_1st_congressional_district) district | predecessor2 = [Edcel Lagman](/source/Edcel_Lagman) | successor2 = Edcel Lagman | office3 = Member of the [Quezon City Council](/source/Quezon_City_Council) from the [4th](/source/Quezon_City's_4th_congressional_district) district | term_start3 = June 30, 2004 | term_end3 = March 31, 2012 | birth_name = Edcel Greco Alexandre Burce Lagman | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|07|24}} | birth_place = [Caloocan](/source/Caloocan), [Rizal](/source/Rizal_(province)), Philippines{{Cite web | url=https://comelec.gov.ph/php-tpls-attachments/2025NLE/COC_2025NLE/COC_Local/COC_Local_R5/ALBAY/OPES_ALBAY/GOV_LAGMAN_EDCEL_GRECO_ALEXANDRE_B.pdf | title=Certificate of Candidacy for Provincial Governor - Edcel Greco Alexandre Lagman | website=comelec.gov.ph}} | party = [PFP](/source/Partido_Federal_ng_Pilipinas) (2023–present) | spouse = {{marriage|Ivy Xenia P. Lim|1996|2022|end=annulled}}
{{marriage|Ana Lea B. Celestino|2023}} | children = 7 | education = [Benedictine Abbey School](/source/San_Beda_College_Alabang) (secondary) | alma_mater = [University of the Philippines Manila](/source/University_of_the_Philippines_Manila) ([BA](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts))
[University of the Philippines Diliman](/source/University_of_the_Philippines_Diliman) ([MPA](/source/Master_of_Public_Administration))
[San Beda University](/source/San_Beda_University)
[Arellano University](/source/Arellano_University_School_of_Law) ([LL.B](/source/Bachelor_of_Laws)) | occupation = Politician | profession = Lawyer | office1 = 15th [Vice Governor of Albay](/source/List_of_vice_governors_of_Albay) | term_start = December 1, 2022{{efn|Suspended from October 18, 2024 until his termination on April 25, 2025.}} | term_end = April 25, 2025 | term_start1 = June 30, 2019 | governor1 = [Al Francis Bichara](/source/Al_Francis_Bichara) (2019–2022)
[Noel Rosal](/source/Noel_Rosal) (2022) | term_end1 = November 30, 2022 | predecessor1 = Harold Imperial | successor1 = Glenda Ong Bongao | term_start2 = June 30, 2013 | term_end2 = June 30, 2016 | other_party = [Aksyon](/source/Aksyon_Demokratiko) (2021–2023)
[PDP–Laban](/source/PDP%E2%80%93Laban) (2018–2021)
[Liberal](/source/Liberal_Party_(Philippines)) (2009–2018){{cite news|url=https://www.rappler.com/philippines/elections/27834-albay-dynasties-salceda/ |title=Salceda and the dynasties of Albay|first=Barcia|last=Rhadyz|date=May 1, 2013|access-date=March 6, 2024}}
[Lakas](/source/Lakas%E2%80%93CMD) (2004–2009) | father = [Edcel Castelar Lagman](/source/Edcel_Lagman) | mother = Maria Cielo Almojuela Burce | relatives = [Filemon Lagman](/source/Filemon_Lagman) (uncle)
[Krisel Lagman](/source/Krisel_Lagman) (sister) }} '''Edcel Greco Alexandre "Grex" Burce Lagman'''{{cite web|url=https://comelec.gov.ph/php-tpls-attachments/2022NLE/TentativeListsofCandidates/R5/ALBAY/PROVINCIAL.pdf|title=Certified List of Candidates (Provincial) Region V - Albay|website=Commission on Elections|accessdate=February 15, 2023|date=10 January 2022}} (born July 24, 1972{{cite web |title=Resolution No. SP-9170, S-2023 |url=http://libros.quezoncitypubliclibrary.org:8080/jspui/bitstream/123456789/45670/1/SP-9170%2CS%20-2023.pdf |publisher=22nd Quezon City Council |access-date=8 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241008060652/http://libros.quezoncitypubliclibrary.org:8080/jspui/bitstream/123456789/45670/1/SP-9170%2CS%20-2023.pdf |archive-date=8 October 2024 |date=13 February 2023}}), is a Filipino lawyer and politician from the province of [Albay](/source/Albay). On December 1, 2022, he became [Governor of Albay](/source/Governor_of_Albay) following the [Commission on Elections](/source/Commission_on_Elections_(Philippines)) (COMELEC) disqualification of former Governor [Noel Rosal](/source/Noel_Rosal). Lagman previously served as Vice-Governor of Albay starting in 2019. He was also elected in the [House of Representatives of the Philippines](/source/House_of_Representatives_of_the_Philippines) as Congressman of the First District of [Albay](/source/Albay) in 2013 and was elected as the Assistant [Majority Floor Leader of the House of Representatives of the Philippines](/source/Majority_Floor_Leader_of_the_House_of_Representatives_of_the_Philippines)' 16th Congress from 2013 to 2016. Prior to this, Lagman served as a councilor of [Quezon City](/source/Quezon_City) representing its Fourth District from 2004 to 2013. == Personal life == Lagman is the third child{{failed verification|reason=Order not mentioned in given citation|date=October 2024}} of human rights lawyer and politician [Edcel Lagman](/source/Edcel_Lagman){{Cite web |title=Neophyte bet tops QC district derby |url=https://www.philstar.com/metro/2004/05/23/251068/neophyte-bet-tops-qc-district-derby |access-date=2022-12-13 |website=Philstar.com}} and teacher Maria Cielo Burce. He has six siblings including the incumbent [Tabaco](/source/Tabaco) Mayor and former Congresswoman [Krisel Lagman](/source/Krisel_Lagman).{{Cite web |date=2013-03-02 |title=Edcel Lagman's Private Hell |url=https://lifestyle.inquirer.net/92119/edcel-lagmans-private-hell/ |access-date=2022-12-13 |website=Lifestyle.INQ |language=en-US}}{{cite news |last1=Jaucian |first1=Michael B. |title=Tabaco Mayor Lagman to help solo parents, push for divorce law if elected as rep |url=https://www.inquirer.net/415939/tabaco-mayor-lagman-to-help-solo-parents-push-for-divorce-law-if-elected-as-rep/ |access-date=8 October 2024 |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=6 October 2024 |language=en}} Lagman has four sons and a daughter with his first wife Ivy Xenia P. Lim and two daughters with his present wife, Ana Lea B. Celestino-Lagman.{{citation needed|date=September 2024}} Lagman is part of a [political family](/source/political_family). His great grandfather, Felipe Almojuela, was the Lieutenant-Governor of [Catanduanes](/source/Catanduanes) when it was still a [sub-province](/source/Sub-provinces_of_the_Philippines) of Albay.{{cite web |last1=Lagman |first1=Grex |title=Lagman visits Catanduanes |url=https://bicol.politiko.com.ph/2023/10/16/lagman-visits-catanduanes/headlines/ |website=bicol.politiko.com.ph |date=October 16, 2023 |access-date=30 September 2024}} == Education == Lagman completed his primary and secondary education at [San Beda College Alabang](/source/San_Beda_College_Alabang). He was a consistent honor student in grade school and high school. In 1993, Lagman graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in [Political Science](/source/Political_Science) and [Behavioral Science](/source/Behavioral_Science) from the [University of the Philippines Manila](/source/University_of_the_Philippines_Manila). From 1990 to 1992, he was a college scholar. He took his Bachelor of Laws at [San Beda College of Law](/source/San_Beda_College_of_Law) from 1993 to 1996 and from 1997 to 1999 at [Arellano University School of Law](/source/Arellano_University_School_of_Law) (AUSL){{Cite web |title=Corporate Profile - Vice Governor |url=https://spalbay.com/gov.php |access-date=2022-12-13 |website=spalbay.com |archive-date=May 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230527232434/http://spalbay.com/gov.php |url-status=dead }} where he was a Dean's Lister and a member of the maiden batch of the Order of the Flaming Arrows Honor Society. He graduated tenth (10th) in a class of 114 graduates. Lagman became a member of the Philippine Bar when he passed the 2000 [Philippine Bar Examinations](/source/Philippine_Bar_Examinations).{{Cite web |title=AUSL Bar Passers |url=https://arellanolaw.edu/auslpassers.html |access-date=2022-12-13 |website=Arellano University School of Law}} He also took up Master in Public Administration at the [National College of Public Administration and Governance](/source/National_College_of_Public_Administration_and_Governance) of the [University of the Philippines Diliman](/source/University_of_the_Philippines_Diliman) where he was a consistent university scholar. == Legal and teaching career == In 1994, Lagman worked as Assistant Press Officer at the [Embassy of the Philippines, Washington, D.C.](/source/Embassy_of_the_Philippines%2C_Washington%2C_D.C.) In 2000, he worked as an associate at Lagman and Associates Law Offices founded by his father Congressman [Edcel Lagman](/source/Edcel_Lagman) and uncle [Filemon Lagman](/source/Filemon_Lagman) and devoted to providing [pro bono legal services](/source/pro_bono_legal_services) for workers and labor unions. In 2002, he was appointed as Court Attorney IV at the [Supreme Court of the Philippines](/source/Supreme_Court_of_the_Philippines). == Political career == === City Councilor for the 4th district of Quezon City (2004–2012) === Before joining the national legislature, Lagman served as [City Councilor](/source/Quezon_City_Council) of [Quezon City](/source/Quezon_City) from the [4th](/source/Quezon_City's_4th_congressional_district) district from 2004 to 2012. === Representative of the 1st district of Albay (2013–2016) === [[File:Rep. Edcel Greco Lagman (16th Congress).jpg|thumb|left|Portrait of Lagman during his term as Albay representative in the [16th Congress](/source/16th_Congress_of_the_Philippines)]] In 2013, he was elected as Albay first district representative. As member of the House of Representatives, Lagman principally authored Republic Act No. 10868,{{Cite web |title=Lagman's son to continue father's fight for centenarians' benefits |url=http://ph.news.yahoo.com/lagmans-son-continue-fathers-fight-centenarians-benefits-123814883.html |access-date=2022-12-14 |date=30 May 2013|website=Yahoo! Philippines|publisher=GMA News |language=en-PH|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928023131/http://ph.news.yahoo.com/lagmans-son-continue-fathers-fight-centenarians-benefits-123814883.html|archive-date=28 September 2013}} or the Centenarians Act of 2016.{{Cite web |date=2016-06-27 |title=Aquino changes mind, signs Centenarian bill into law |url=https://www.rappler.com/philippines/137800-aquino-signs-centenarians-bill-lagman/ |access-date=2022-12-14 |website=Rappler |language=en-US}} Lagman is also a principal sponsor of several important legislations such as R.A. No. 10643, or the Graphic Health Warnings Law,{{Citation |title=Sixteenth Congress First Regular Session |url=https://hrep-website.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/legisdocs/first_16/CR00303.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221214042104/https://hrep-website.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/legisdocs/first_16/CR00303.pdf|archive-date=14 December 2022|page=2 |year=2014 |access-date=2022-12-14}} R.A. No. 10645, or the Mandatory PhilHealth Coverage for Senior Citizens.,{{Cite web |title=Republic Act No. 10645 |url=https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/2014/11/05/republic-act-no-10645/ |access-date=2022-12-14 |website=Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines |date=November 5, 2014 |language=en-US |archive-date=December 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221210023248/https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/2014/11/05/republic-act-no-10645/ |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |date=2021-11-01 |title=Senior citizens are automatic members of PhilHealth -- Gierran |url=https://mb.com.ph/2021/11/01/senior-citizens-are-automatic-members-of-philhealth-gierran/ |access-date=2022-12-14 |website=Manila Bulletin |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Romero |first=Paolo |title=House OKs PhilHealth coverage for seniors |url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2014/06/07/1331965/house-oks-philhealth-coverage-seniors |access-date=2022-12-14 |website=Philstar.com}} R.A. No. 10679, or the Youth Entrepreneurship Act, and R.A. No. 10648, or the Iskolar ng Bayan Act of 2014. === Vice-Governor of Albay (2019–2022) === Lagman ran for Vice-Governor of Albay in 2019 and won. He was reelected as Vice-Governor in 2022.{{cite news |title=Albay VG Lagman wins reelection |url=https://bicol.politics.com.ph/2022/05/10/albay-vg-lagman-wins-reelection/ |access-date=20 February 2023 |publisher=Politiko Bicol}} === Governor of Albay (2022–2025) === Five months into his second term as Vice-Governor, Lagman assumed the governorship by operation of law on December 1, 2022. This was due to a permanent vacancy in the position of Governor when his immediate predecessor [Noel Rosal](/source/Noel_Rosal) was disqualified with finality by the [COMELEC](/source/Commission_on_Elections_(Philippines)) en banc for violating the election law imposing a 45-day campaign spending ban.{{cite news |last1=Jaucian |first1=Michael |title=Lagman is new Albay governor as Comelec affirms Rosal DQ |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1700328/lagman-is-new-albay-governor-as-comelec-affirms-rosal-dq |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=December 2, 2022 |access-date=10 April 2023}} Lagman in July 2023, became a member of incumbent President [Bongbong Marcos](/source/Bongbong_Marcos)' political party, the [Partido Federal ng Pilipinas](/source/Partido_Federal_ng_Pilipinas).{{cite news |title=Albay governor, others take oath as new members of Marcos party |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/07/25/23/albay-governor-others-take-oath-as-new-members-of-marcos-party |access-date=8 October 2024 |work=ABS-CBN News |date=25 July 2023}} In October 2024, Lagman filed his candidacy to run for governor in his own right in the [2025 Philippine general election](/source/2025_Philippine_general_election).{{cite news |last1=Balonzo |first1=Reinnard |title=Albay Governor Grex Lagman launches first election bid for province's top post |url=https://www.rappler.com/philippines/elections/albay-governor-grex-lagman-first-election-bid-province-top-post/ |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=October 3, 2024 |access-date=October 3, 2024}} However, he later announced his withdrawal from the race on December 5, 2024, and declared support for Noel Rosal's comeback attempt as governor.{{cite news|url=https://www.manilatimes.net/2024/12/05/regions/lagman-withdraws-supportsrosals-candidacy-inalbay/2016612|title=Lagman withdraws, supports Rosal's candidacy in Albay|first=Rhaydz|last=Barcia|date=December 5, 2024|accessdate=December 5, 2024|work=The Manila Times}} However, Rosal was later disqualified from the 2025 gubernatorial race, given his perpetual disqualification from running for public office.{{cite news|url=https://www.rappler.com/philippines/elections/comelec-disqualifies-noel-rosal-2025-albay-gubernatorial-race/|title=Comelec disqualifies Noel Rosal from Albay gubernatorial race in 2025|website=Rappler.com|date=December 27, 1996|accessdate=December 28, 2024}} === Dismissal === In February 2024, Alwin Nimo, a former chairman of Barangay Anislag, [Daraga](/source/Daraga), alleged that Lagman had received bribes from illegal gambling ([jueteng](/source/jueteng)) bosses in the province when he was vice governor and filed a complaint against the latter for graft and corruption at the [Office of the Ombudsman](/source/Ombudsman_of_the_Philippines). Lagman denied the accusations, calling it "driven by political motives."{{cite web |title=Self-confessed jueteng bagman accuses Albay governor of receiving P8M in bribes |url=https://www.rappler.com/philippines/luzon/jueteng-bagman-accuses-albay-governor-grex-lagman-receiving-bribes/ |website=Rappler |date=February 13, 2024 |access-date=February 14, 2024}} In October 2024, the Ombudsman imposed a preventive suspension on Lagman as part of its investigation into the charges.{{cite news |last=Gasgonia |first=Dennis |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/regions/2024/10/18/albay-governor-confirms-preventive-suspension-order-from-ombudsman-1923 |title=Albay governor confirms preventive suspension order from Ombudsman |work=[ABS-CBN](/source/ABS-CBN) |date=October 18, 2024 |access-date=October 18, 2024}} On April 10, 2025, the Ombudsman ordered Lagman's dismissal for grave misconduct.{{Cite news |date=April 29, 2025 |title=Ombudsman dismisses Albay Gov. Grex Lagman over jueteng links |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/4/29/ombudsman-dismisses-albay-gov-grex-lagman-over-jueteng-links-1514 |access-date=April 29, 2025 |publisher=[ABS-CBN](/source/ABS-CBN) |language=en}} == See also == * [Governor of Albay](/source/Governor_of_Albay) * [House of Representatives](/source/House_of_Representatives_of_the_Philippines) == Notes == {{notelist}} == References == {{Reflist}} {{Current Philippine Governors}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Lagman, Edcel}} Category:Governors of Albay Category:20th-century Filipino lawyers Category:Living people Category:1972 births Edcel Greco Category:Bicolano politicians Category:Politicians from Albay Category:University of the Philippines Manila alumni Category:San Beda University alumni Category:Liberal Party (Philippines) politicians Category:Partido Demokratiko Pilipino politicians Category:Aksyon Demokratiko politicians Category:Partido Federal ng Pilipinas politicians Category:Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Albay Category:Quezon City Council members Category:Arellano University alumni Category:University of the Philippines Diliman alumni Category:Provincial vice governors of the Philippines --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Edcel Greco Lagman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edcel_Greco_Lagman) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edcel_Greco_Lagman?action=history)). 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